Odds and Ends]]>183Say hello and introduce yourself!Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:47:43 +0000http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/say-hello-and-introduce-yourself.6/
http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/say-hello-and-introduce-yourself.6/invalid@example.com (Boreas)Boreas
For myself, I've been a science fiction/fantasy reader since I was about 8 years old and have had about two unusually intense SF&F reading phases previous to the one I'm going through now. One was between the ages of about 11-14 and another between 18-22. The rest of the time I read SF&F with some slight consistency at best, but...

]]>3Cool Wikipedia articlesThu, 07 Dec 2017 05:11:12 +0000http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/cool-wikipedia-articles.344/
http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/cool-wikipedia-articles.344/invalid@example.com (TomTB)TomTBhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future?wprov=sfla1]]>8TranshumanismSat, 02 Sep 2017 17:57:01 +0000http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/transhumanism.105/
http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/transhumanism.105/invalid@example.com (wakarimasen)wakarimasen
So. My cousin and I are having a chat about transhumanism (he's trying to persuade some people to let him do his phd on it).

Anyone want to chime in with what Transhumanism means to them? Even if its just a general feeling from sci-fi books. Also anyone have any feelings on what Transhumanism might mean for the body?

Well, learning a foreign language is not for everyone. Being a language teacher for some many years has given me the immense joy of corroborating this. I live in a tiny country of 8 millions with 4 official languages and God only knows how many dialectal forms: pretty crazy, quaint too and beautiful with lots of lilac cows and yummy choc; without the language skills to...

Countries, Languages & Weather]]>332016 the worst year? Nonsense.Thu, 20 Apr 2017 21:22:23 +0000http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/2016-the-worst-year-nonsense.195/
http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/2016-the-worst-year-nonsense.195/invalid@example.com (Boreas)Boreas
It seems to me that every time some famous person dies these days, people who probably hardly cared for them, or likely didn't even know their music properly or what have you, just come out with this strange outpouring of grief through hashtags and memes and act as if their favourite person in the whole world has died. I sometimes doubt they'd care...

2016 the worst year? Nonsense.]]>17writing when reading is oldMon, 06 Mar 2017 21:47:39 +0000http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/writing-when-reading-is-old.219/
http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/writing-when-reading-is-old.219/invalid@example.com (bzipitidoo)bzipitidoo
Stumbled over this website today while doing a little SF writing for fun. I was merely looking for some memory joggers for a top ten list I wanted to put in the story. No, I am not a serious author (yet?), no published works of fiction, no long manuscripts buried on my computer, though I do have a few published research papers.

Was an SF fan when I was a kid, then switched to fantasy after reading a howler full of bad science. Got tired of fantasy in college and...

writing when reading is old]]>14New Year resolutions for 2017Fri, 27 Jan 2017 07:18:38 +0000http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/new-year-resolutions-for-2017.196/
http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/new-year-resolutions-for-2017.196/invalid@example.com (Jack Brewhouse)Jack Brewhouse
1) Give up drinking alcohol. I've already quit beer and I think it's time for a year off. No more hangovers and a clear head to get on with more writing.
2) More writing. I got 6 books up and running this year, I want to break that number in 2017 and push myself to get...

New Year resolutions for 2017]]>19Is there any way to change your name on the forum?Sat, 17 Dec 2016 15:27:24 +0000http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/is-there-any-way-to-change-your-name-on-the-forum.188/
http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/is-there-any-way-to-change-your-name-on-the-forum.188/invalid@example.com (Jack Brewhouse)Jack Brewhouse5International Space Station TourFri, 19 Aug 2016 09:01:06 +0000http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/international-space-station-tour.57/
http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/forums/threads/international-space-station-tour.57/invalid@example.com (Boreas)BoreasSeveneves, I wanted to find out a little more about the ISS and I found this panoramic tour on the ESA website. As you use the arrows to navigate, you'll come across various videos that you can play. This is only for the American side of the ISS. The Russian side isn't up yet.